| cancer | cancer |
| capacity | size, amount something holds, ability, space, number open |
| carcinogen | cancer-causing |
| cardiologist | heart doctor |
| cardiology | medical department that treats heart problems |
| cardiovascular | having to do with the heart and blood vessels |
| caries | cavities, tooth decay |
| carrier | someone who is sick and can get other people sick; animal that is sick and can make other animals sick |
| cartilage | the smooth covering on the end of bones |
| case fatality ratio | how many people die from a disease |
| cataracts | a clouding of the eye that makes it hard for people to see, cloudy eyesight, cloudy vision |
| catastrophe | disaster, tragedy |
| causal association | causes, leads to, can cause causes your body to react |
| cauterize | to burn a piece of the skin or tissue (usually to stop bleeding) |
| cease | end, stop, quit |
| censure | blame, punish |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC |
| central nervous system | brain and spinal cord |
| cerebral hemorrhage | stroke |
| cerebrovascular disease | stroke |
| cervix | the lower part of the uterus |
| cessation | stopping, quitting, ending |
| characteristic | mark, trait, feature |
| characterize | tell about, describe, define |
| chronic | long term, long-lasting |
| chronic disease | long-lasting disease, disease that lasts for years |
| chronic health condition | constant health problem, something that effects your health for a long period of time |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema |
| chronic | constant, never ending, does not go away, long term, lasting a long time |
| circulation | blood flow, flow of blood through the body |
| circumstance | event, situation, facts |
| clade | a group of animals that can all get the same disease |
| client | you, name of person |
| clinical | work, studies, a medical setting that involves patients |
| clinical | medical, work or studies in a medical setting that involve patients |
| clinically ill | sick, diseased |
| close proximity | near, near by, close, close to |
| coagulate | clot, set, clump together |
| coerce | force, make, press |
| cognizant | aware, know about, think of |
| colic | stomach pain, sick, baby with upset tummy |
| collaborate | work together, team up, help each other |
| comatose | in a coma |
| combination vaccine | a vaccine that helps stop more than one type of disease |
| commence | start, begin |
| communicable | catching, can be spread, can be passed to other people, can make other people sick |
| communicate | tell, say, call, write, talk to |
| community immunity | the protection people who aren’t vaccinated get when most other people in their community are vaccinated |
| comparable | like, similar, almost the same as |
| compensate | make up, pay, reward |
| competent | skillful, able, well trained |
| complete | finish, fill out, end |
| completion | end, finish |
| complimentary | free |
| comply | do, follow, give in, obey |
| component | part, section |
| comprehensive | complete, covers everything important, thorough, all |
| comprise | be made up of, include |
| compulsion | want, urge, desire |
| conceive | imagine, think up |
| concentration | strength |
| concerning | about, for, on |
| conclude | end, finish |
| conclusive | definite, final, last |
| concur | agree, feel the same way |
| condition | a medical problem, a disease, an illness |
| conditioning | physical training, training your body, fitness |
| conduct | do, carry on, run |
| congenital | born with, inborn |
| conjugate vaccine | a specific type of vaccine |
| conjunctivitis | eye infection, pink eye, swelling and redness around your eyes |
| conscientious | careful, thoughtful |
| consequently | so, which means that, as a result |
| consistent | stays the same |
| conspicuous | plain to see, obvious |
| constitute | made of, form, make up |
| construct | make, build |
| consult | talk with, ask, talk to, see, meet |
| consume | eat, drink, use up |
| contact | talk to, call, write, talk with, get in touch with |
| contagious disease | an illness that spreads to others, a disease that you can give to other people, a disease that can make other people sick |
| contagious | catching, spreading, able to make others sick, spreadable, a disease that can be spread from one person to another; someone who is sick and might make you sick too; sick |
| contain | have, keep together |
| contaminant | pollutant, poison, harmful ingredient, harmful chemical |
| contaminate | spoil, infect, dirty, poison, pollute, taint |
| contemplate | think about, consider |
| continue | to keep on, still, remain |
| contraceptive | birth control |
| contract | arrange, agree, make smaller and shorter |
| contraindication | dangerous to give, not good for, when a drug or procedure may be harmful |
| contribute | help, give |
| control | manage, have power over, take care of |
| contusion | bruise |
| convenient | easy to use, on hand, handy, useful |
| convulsion | seizure, spasm |
| co-operate | help, work together, assist |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, emphysema, a lung disease that makes breathing hard |
| coronary heart disease | heart disease |
| coronary thrombosis | heart attack |
| correspond | agree with, match, write, email |
| corroborate | confirm, agree with |
| corticosteroids | asthma drug, asthma medicine |
| cot death | SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome |
| cough etiquette | how to cough or sneeze |
| countermeasures | drugs to help fight sickness; flu shots; vaccines |
| crib death | SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome |
| criterion | sign, standard |
| Crohn’s Disease | digestion disease |
| cure | heal, fix, make better; make completely better |
| currently | now, at this moment, right now |
| cushingoid | signs of high doses of medicine, drug |
| cutaneous | skin related, about the skin |
| cystitis | infection causing pain when you urinate |
| Source: CDC Plain Language Thesaurus for Health Communications. Other related materials: Vaccines & Immunizations Glossary; Harvard School of Public Health "Plain Language Glossaries" for asthma, arthritis, and lupus; Medical Library Association "Deciphering Medspeak" for diabetes, stroke, and HIV-AIDS |
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